New Jersey
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The information provided on this page is drawn from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements ("Guide"). Links are provided to specific charts in the Guide; each chart is followed by jurisdiction-specific supplemental remarks. Please consult both the chart and its remarks for complete information. NOTE: The Guide is updated on an annual basis, while the website is updated throughout the year. The website supersedes the Guide where the two differ. (Website jurisdiction information last updated Jan 21, 2021.)
UBE Adoption
- UBE Adoption: Yes
- UBE First Administration Date: February 2017
- UBE Minimum Passing Score: 266
- UBE Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
Admission on Transferred UBE Score
- Admission on Transferred UBE Score: Yes
- Effective Date: October 2016
- Minimum Score: 266
- Maximum Score Age: 36 months
- Jurisdiction-Specific Component: No
- UBE Score Services
New Jersey Bar Exam Components
- The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE): Yes
- The Multistate Essay Examination (MEE): Yes
- The Multistate Performance Test (MPT): Yes
- Jurisdiction-Drafted Exam: No
MPRE Requirements
- MPRE Required: Yes See Chart 6
- MPRE Minimum Passing Score: 75
- MPRE Score Time Parameters: See Chart 6
- MPRE Score Services
Character and Fitness Investigations
This jurisdiction does not use NCBE's character and fitness services; please contact New Jersey for filing instructions.
Bar Admission Agency
New Jersey Board of Bar Examiners
P.O. Box 973
Trenton, NJ 08625-0973
Phone: (609) 815-2911
Fax: (609) 815-2913
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